U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS MODIFIED WITH ANGLED FLIGHT DECK, ENCLOSED HURRICANE BOW AND STEAM DRIVEN CATAPULTS
Chapter XV
Appendix VI
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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SCB-27A
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SCB-27C
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SCB-125
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SCB-125A
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SCB 110
110A/101
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ninth Wasp (CVA-18), former CV-18 & Oriskany
SCB-27A while in reserve at New York Naval Shipyard & SCB-125 at San Francisco Navy Yard
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*05/49 to
28/09/51
Recomm. 28/09/51
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N/A
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*05/55 to 01/12/55
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N/A
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N/A
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seventh Essex (CVA-9), former CV-9
SCB-27A & SCB-125 while in reserve at Bremerton Navy Yard
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*02/49 to 01//02/51
Recomm. 01//02/51
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N/A
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07/55 to 03/01/56
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N/A
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N/A
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second Lake Champlain (CVA-39), former CV-39
SCB-27A while decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. & SCB 125 angled deck modernization cancelled
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*08/50 to 19/09/52
Recomm. 19/09/52
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Bennington (CVA-20), former CV-20
SCB-27A while in reserve & SCB-125 at New York Naval Shipyard
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30/10/50 to 30/11/51
Recomm. 13/11/52
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N/A
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12/06/54 to 19/03/55
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N/A
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N/A
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third Kearsarge (CVA-33), former CV-33
SCB 27A while decommissioned & SCB-125 at Bremerton Navy Yard
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16/06/50 to 15/02/52
Decomm. 16/06/50
Recomm. 15/02/52
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N/A
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*07/56 to 31/01/57
Recomm. 31/01/57
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N/A
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N/A
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third Leyte (CVA-32), former CV-32
Replaced in SCB 27 program by CV 39; received no major upgrades
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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eighth Hornet (CVA-12), former CV-12 & Kearsarge
SCB-27A at New York Naval Shipyard while in reserve & SCB-125 at Bremerton Navy Yard
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12/05/51 to 11/09/53
Recomm. 11/09/53
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N/A
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28/01/56 to 03/08/56
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N/A
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N/A
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second Randolph (CVA-15), former CV-15
SCB 27A at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. while in reserve & SCB-125 at Norfolk Navy Yard
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*01/52 to 01/07/53
Recomm. 01/07/53
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N/A
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18/06/55 to *01/56
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N/A
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N/A
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Coral Sea (CVA-43), former CVB-43 & CV-42
Underwent short refit 9/1955 to 2/1956. SCB 110A reconstruction at Bremerton Navy Yard 3/1957, completed and recommissioned 25 Jan 1960. Second modernization (SCB 101) cancelled
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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16/04/57 to 25/01/60 Decomm.
24/04/57
Recomm.
25/01/60
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Hancock (CVA-19), former CV-19 & fourth Ticonderoga
SCB 27C at Bremerton Navy Yard while in reserve & SCB 125 at San Francisco Navy
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N/A
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05/12/51 to 15/02/54
Recomm. 15/02/54
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13/04/56 to 15/11/56
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N/A
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N/A
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fourth Ticonderoga (CVA-14), former CV-14 & Hancock
SCB 27C at New York Naval Shipyard while in reserve & SCB-125 at Norfolk Navy Yard
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N/A
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01/04/52 to 11/09/54
Recomm. 2nd 11/09/54
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*08/56 to 01/04/57
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N/A
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N/A
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fourth Intrepid (CVA-11), former CV-11
SCB-27C at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. while in reserve & SCB-125 at New York Naval Shipyard
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N/A
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09/04/52 to 15/10/54
Recomm. 15/10/54
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29/09/56 to 02/05/57
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N/A
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N/A
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fourth Yorktown (CVA-10), former CV-10 & Bon Homme Richard
SCB 27A while in reserve & SCB-125 at Bremerton Navy Yard
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*06/52 to 02//01/53
Recomm. 02//01/53
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N/A
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21/03/55 to 14/10/55
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N/A
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N/A
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second Antietam (CVA-36), former CV-36
Decommissioned to reserve 21 June 1949. Recommissioned for Korean War service 17 Jan 1951 without significant modifications.
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N/A
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17 Jan 1951
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09/52 to 19/12/52
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N/A
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N/A
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Returned home in April and rejoined the Pacific Reserve Fleet briefly. She was reactivated later that summer and, in August, transited the Panama Canal to join the Atlantic Fleet. In September, the warship entered the New York Naval Shipyard for major alterations that included the installation of an flight deck to increase her jet aircraft launching capability (SCB-27C). In December 1952, Antietam emerged from the yard as America's first experimental angled deck (prototype SCB 125) (09/52 to 19/12/52)
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Shangri-la (CVA-38), former CV-38
SCB-27C & SCB-125 while in reserve at Bremerton Navy Yard
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N/A
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14/11/52 to 10/01/55 Recomm. 01/02/55
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14/11/52 to 10/01/55
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N/A
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N/A
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second Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), former CV-31
SCB 27C & SCB-125 while in reserve at San Francisco Navy Yard
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15/05/53 to 31/10/55
Recomm. 2nd 06/09/55
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15/05/53 to 31/10/55
Recomm. 2nd 06/09/55
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N/A
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N/A
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fifth Lexington (CVA-16), former CV-16 & Cabot
SCB 27C & SCB-125 at Bremerton Navy Yard while in reserve
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N/A
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01/09/53 to /01/09/55
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01/09/53 to 01/09/55
Recomm. 01/09/55
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N/A
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N/A
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), former (CVB-42) & Coral Sea (CVB-42)
SCB 110 while decommissioned at Bremerton Navy Yard
Second rebuild (SCB 101) cancelled due to cost. Received austere overhaul in 1968 to correct some of the most serious deficiencies
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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23/04/54 to 05/04/56 Decomm. 23/04/54 Recomm. 26/04/56
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Midway (CVA-41), former CVB-41
SCB 110/SCB 101 while in the Pacific Fleet Reserve, in commission special at San Francisco Navy Yard, started 15 Feb 1966; completed and recommissioned 31 Jan 1970
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N/A
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N/A
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*07/55 to 30/09/57
Decomm. 07/55 Recomm. 30/09/57
SCB 101
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*Oriskany (CVA-34), former CV-34
SCB-125A while still under construction, although construction suspended for a while (SCB 125 angled deck modernization, SCB 27C catapult retrofit & aluminum flight deck) at San Francisco Navy Yard.
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*08/47 to 25/09/50 Comm.
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01/10/56 to 29/05/59
Decomm. 02/01/57
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N/A
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01/10/56 to 07/03/59
Decomm.
02/01/57
Recomm. 07/03/59
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N/A
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“USS Midway (CVA-41) remained with the 7th Fleet until 28 June 1955 when she sailed for overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Here, she was out of commission until 30 September 1957, while she was modernized and such new innovations as an enclosed bow and an angled flight deck were installed” (Ref. 1-Midway).
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USS Midway (CV-41), former CVA– 41 & CVB-41 decommissioned on 11 April 1992.
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“USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) returned to Norfolk, Va. on 11 February 1957. She cleared that port on 26 February and visited Santos, Brazil; Valparaiso, Chile; an d Balboa, C.Z., before arriving at Bremerton, Wash., on 15 April 1990, Coral Sea was decommissioned for conversion 24 May 1957, and upon completion was recommissioned on 25 January 1960 to rejoin the Fleet” (Ref. 1-Coral Sea).
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USS Coral Sea (CV-43), former CVA-43, CVB-43 & CV-42 decommissioned on 26 April 1990 at NORFOLK, VA., NAVY SHIPYARD, PIER 12.
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“Construction of USS Oriskany (CVA-34) was suspended on 22 August 1948 when 85% complete pending redesign to allow operation of modern aircraft. Torn down to 60% complete, rebuilt and commissioned on 25 September 1950 in SCB 27A configuration as prototype for class rebuild” (Ref. 1-Oriskany).
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All dates verified by the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier List, reference 1, U.S. Navy Historical Center, The Essex Class Aircraft Carriers and World Aircraft Carriers List (www.hazegray.org), with the exception that U.S. Navy Historical Center dates that differed from hazegray and others were referenced. There is no consistency in dates reported by Go Navy (http://www.gonavy.jp/CVf.html) or hazegray, while the latter reference was compiled in 2001and reference 1 was up dated in 2009. Go Navy’s accounting of SCB’ are not all the same as reference 1028, 1130 or hazegray. Recommissioned dates of hazegray are not all correct and dates of overhauls are themselves different with in complete dates of overhauls reported by the U.S. Navy. Therefore SCB’s overhauls duration are based on recommission dates while most carriers were decommissioned in reserve. Go Navy overhaul dates were referenced and verified with dates disclosed by the U.S. Navy when possible. Go Navy dates of overhauls and recommission are not all correct. Having worked on this project for years and after reviewing reference 1 2009 up dated history of U.S. Aircraft Carriers, its my contention that the Navy changed several dates of recommission and overhaul dates. Antietam (CVA-36), former CV-36 for example has no reported recommisioned date in 1952 but the history summary disclosed by the U.S. Navy of CV-36 reports the ship was reactivated on 6 December 1950, recommissioned on 17 January 1951, inactivated in April 1952 and reactivated in the summer of 1952, followed by overhaul at New York Naval Shipyard from September to December 1952. High lighted carriers in this chart are from hazegray, while the carriers high lighted in the content that follows this chart are from the U.S. Navy Historical Center, illustrating the difference in reported dates. The Essex Class Aircraft Carriers compilation of carriers that underwent SCB’s is upon review of all aforementioned references the most accurate and the author gives a detailed illustration of Essex Class Aircraft Carriers. The U.S. Navy Historical Center references 1028 and 1130 only disclose the year of a carriers SCB.
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SCB-27 modernization – Modifications and conversion to an attack aircraft carrier - Ref. 1027
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SCB-27 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CV 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, 38-39) (work completed between 1950 and 1955) – Ref. 1028
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SCB-125A modernization – Modifications and conversion that included a new angled flight deck and enclosed hurricane bow – Ref. 1029
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SCB-125 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CVA/CVS 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, & 38) - Modifications and conversion that included a hurricane bow and the installation of an angled flight deck, which permits the simultaneous launching, and recovery of aircraft. (work completed between 1955 and 1959) – Ref. 1130
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Midway class aircraft carrier – Ref. 1131
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Evolution of the Essex Class Aircraft Carriers – Ref. 1132
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World Aircraft Carriers List: US Fleet Carriers, WWII Era – Ref. 1133
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The Essex Class Aircraft Carriers – Ref. 1135
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SCB-27 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CV 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, 38-39) (work completed between 1950 and 1955) – Ref. 1028
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SCB-27C – Modifications and conversion that included the installation of an flight deck to increase her jet aircraft launching capability.
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*Oriskany (CVA-34), former CV-34 returned to San Francisco on 13 June 1956 and entered the shipyard for overhaul, on 1 October 1956. She decommissioned there on 2 January 1957 for modernization work that included a new aluminum angled flight deck and enclosed hurricane bow (SCB-125). New, powerful steam catapults replaced hydraulic with steam catapults installed by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Oriskany recommissioned at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, on 7 March 1959. Seriously damaged by fire on 26 October 1966 off Vietnam; forward third of hangar deck level gutted.
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SCB 110A – Modifications and conversion include installation of three C-11-1 steam driven catapults, which were designed to accommodate the newer and heavier jet aircraft; angled deck, enclosed hurricane bow, Mk-7-Mod 2 arresting gear identical to that installed in the Forrestal-class carriers, relocation of the elevators and three new deck-edge elevators and new weapons elevators. In addition, electronics package was installed (Midway Class Carriers)
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The United States Navy Yard, New York - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY) and Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap. Also referred to as the Bremerton Navy Yard and or Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington in the early years. The San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, California, located on 638 acres (2.6 km²) of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city. Originally, Hunters Point was a commercial shipyard established in 1870, consisting of two graving docks purchased and upbuilt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century by the Union Iron Works company, later owned by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company and named Hunters Point Drydocks, located at Potrero Point.
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Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News (NGSB-NN), formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNS&DD or simply NNS), was the largest privately-owned shipyard in the United States prior to being purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2001. NGSB-NN is one of two shipyards that produce and service all types of nuclear powered submarines (the other is the Electric Boat Corporation), and at present is the only shipyard that can build Ford-class supercarriers. NGSB-NN is also home to the largest crane in the western hemisphere. NGSB-NN is located in Newport News, Virginia, and often participates in projects with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, also located adjacent to Hampton Roads.
The shipyard is a major employer not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but also portions of Hampton Roads south of the James River and the harbor, portions of the Middle Peninsula region, and even some northeastern counties of North Carolina.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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*Estimated
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